Outsourced
After his department is outsourced to India, an American novelty salesman (Todd Hamilton) must travel halfway around the world to teach the person who is set to take his job. Once he’s there, he realizes there’s a lot he needs to learn as well. It’s a corny, fish-out-of-water movie, but I have to admit, it’s a feel-good movie that actually makes you feel good. The love story feels forced and unnecessary, but it’s not overly romantic, and the actors play their parts with such honesty that it’s hard not to believe them. You can love it or hate it, but you’ll probably end up hating the fact that you love it.
The Fall
If there’s one movie that’ll make you want to buy a Blu-Ray player or a Playstation 3, it’s this one. This movie is absolutely, amazingly, breathtakingly beautiful. First of all, David Fincher (Fight Club) and Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich) are behind it, so you know it has to be awesome. Director Tarsem Singh is known for his visual style, and this film is Tarsem at his best. Based around an injured stuntman’s friendship with a little girl at the same hospital, it’s an adult fairy tale along the lines of "Pan’s Labyrinth." Story-wise, it’s rather thin, and good luck figuring what it’s about because the ending will certainly throw you off, but it’s such a fun ride that it doesn’t much matter.
